Graham assures Trump of acquittal after rocky start to trial

[sabra]

Source: The Hill

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of former President Trump’s closest Senate allies, reassured Trump Tuesday evening that he will be acquitted on a charge of inciting an insurrection, even though his lawyers received bad reviews after opening arguments.

“I think his team will do better, can do better,” Graham told reporters, summarizing his conversation with Trump. “I reinforced to the president, the case is over. It’s just a matter of getting the final verdict now.”

Graham made his confident prediction after 44 Republican senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), voted against proceeding with a trial that Trump’s defense team argued was unconstitutional.

Graham said Trump didn’t appear to be frustrated with the opening arguments, even though CNN reported Tuesday that he was close to screaming at the television while watching his lawyer Bruce Castor deliver a meandering opening statement.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538244-graham-assures-trump-of-acquittal-after-rocky-start-to-trial

[rickyhall]

1. I'd love to see Graham indicted.

[sfstaxprep]

3. Not In Amerika

You're confusing this for a country that upholds the Rule Of Law, and where actions have consequences.

[Turin_C3PO]

6. I trust our new DOJ

to do their job and hold people accountable. I have no reason to doubt that they will.

[ancianita]

13. Agree. It might not happen right away, but they'll hold these conpirators, aiders and abetters

accountable.

They are persona non grata to all who do vote to convict.

May they never have a peaceful day again. May they all go down in 2022.

[appmanga]

23. That's the work we have to do.

I agree with Steve Schmidt: if we ever allow Republicans to control any aspect of our government again, American democracy is doomed.

[olegramps]

11. These damn Republicans are full fledged Nazi scum.

I really wonder if Americans will wake up and realize that the Republican Party is a fascist organization and just as blood thirsty as Hitler's killers. One only has to know how violent and determined the Republican trash that attacked the Capital were and how they were determined to even kill the Vice President and Speaker of the House. They were calling out Nancy where are you hiding and would according to one of their own said that they would have torn her to bits if they found her.

[area51]

24. +1 n/t

[Iliyah]

2. He assured acquittal before the impeachment was filed . ..

fuck off asshole.

[BlueIdaho]

4. Fuck him.

His cynicism and his blatant disregard for the constitution will be his final legacy. He is a traitor to this nation and that is how he will be remembered long after he is dead.

[lettucebe]

5. That's just lovely

Going to be a fair and impartial juror eh? Not so much.

[Bleacher Creature]

7. Could you imagine if a jury member on any other trial did this? NT

[Mike Nelson]

8. Well...

... Lindsay considers himself a professional and can follow trial guidelines. So, he must have resigned his Senate seat, correct? No juror would say such a thing!

[oasis]

28. So much for a juror weighing the evidence before making a decision.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. By voting for acquittal they are siding with the insurrection

[orangecrush]

10. Just watched some of the video footage

Presented by the impeachment managers.

No one with a drop of conscience in their blood could defend Trump.

What does Trumpco have on Graham?

Whatever it is, it must be big.

Lindsey. Is squirming.

[Roy Rolling]

19. Thinking the Same Thing

What is Lindsay afraid of? A U.S. senator, once-respectable, butler to a vindictive frat boy.

[Politicub]

12. Graham is a coward. He's probably afraid of the

reaction of the MAGA faithful.

[DeminPennswoods]

14. Graham's choice to ride on the bus

that's going over a cliff.

[monkeyman1]

15. gop piss ant's & totally graham bullshit !!!

[oasis]

29. Flimsy Lindsey

[Turbineguy]

16. The power of a secret

lies in its being a secret.

Whatever kompromat trump has probably isn't that bad.

[George II]

17. With that he himself is violating his oath of office and the oath he took at the start of the trial.

[keithbvadu2]

18. Jury nullification

[patphil]

20. Graham is right up to his neck in this.

His call to Raffensperger, asking him to find ways to invalidate votes opens him up to criminal prosecution for election tampering.
If he is called to task for this, I wonder if he will be feeling confident of his own acquittal.
It's also evidence of his participation in the big lie that the election was stolen.
And, of course, that all led to the January 6th insurrection.

Trump will probably not be found guilty as charged in his impeachment, but Graham may not be so lucky in a criminal court.
For that matter, Trump may not fair so well in a criminal case either.

[cstanleytech]

21. Anyone really surprised that Gramam would violate his oath of office in his bid to answer

how many licks like a tootsie pop it takes to get to the center of Trumps asshole with his tongue?

[BumRushDaShow]

22. Although probably true, that article has a timestamp of 1:27 pm EST

meaning before much of the MEAT of the previously unseen videos were shown today. I think he was supposed to be on Hannity tonight.

[LudwigPastorius]

25. Fuck you, Lindsey. You little punk-ass b____.

You, and your fascist friends, are done politically.

I know you're a submissive little shit, so maybe you'll secretly enjoy watching Joe and Kamala dismantle everything your phony, orange God did these past 4 years.

[badboy67]

26. Leningrad Lyndsey decided Trump's innocence on the day of the first golf course meeting back in 2017

Wonder what dirt Trump/Putin has on the guy?!?!

[rockfordfile]

27. Graham is un-American. Graham shows support for the traitors that attacked our country.